JVNDB-2009-000040

iPhone OS denial of service (DoS) vulnerability

iPhone OS from Apple contains a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Masaki Yoshida reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendor under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Base Metrics: 7.8 (High) [IPA Score]

• Access Vector: Network
• Access Complexity: Low
• Authentication: None
• Confidentiality Impact: None
• Integrity Impact: None
• Availability Impact: Complete

Apple Inc.

• iPhone OS 1.0 to 2.2.1
• iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 to 2.2.1

A remote attacker could possibly cause a denial of service (DoS) attack by sending a specially crafted packet.

[Update the software]
Update to latest version according to the information provided by Apple.

Apple Inc.

• Apple security updates : HT3639

1. JVN : JVN#87239696
2. IPA SECURITY ALERTS : 200906_iphone
3. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2009-1683
4. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) : CVE-2009-1683
5. Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) : Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) [IPA Evaluation]

[2009/06/18]
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